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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
UNLUCKY, adj. ne.Sc. usage, gen. in collocation with foul: slatternly, having a tendency to get into a mess, slovenly (Abd. 1973). Hence unluckiness, untidiness, slovenliness.Abd.14 1915:
She's a foul unlucky trollop. She's a terrible jad, that, for unluckiness.Abd. 1970:
He's a foul unlucky bairn, that, aye gettin intil a sotter.
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"Unlucky adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/unlucky>
